At the Clemson Invitational, Oklahoma’s second varsity eight beat four ranked teams a total of six times in three races April 20-21. In three races this weekend, the second eight beat 18th-ranked Louisville and 20th-ranked Duke twice and No. 14 Clemson and No. 13 Michigan once. In Saturday’s first race, the boat finished third in 6:44.0, ahead of Minnesota, No. 18 Louisville and Central Florida and just 2.5 seconds behind the third-ranked and defending national champions Virginia. The Sooners followed it up with a fourth-place finish in 6:31.1, ahead of No. 13 Michigan, Oregon State and No. 20 Duke. The Cavaliers again finished ahead of OU in third by 4.1 seconds. In Sunday morning’s race, the Sooners closed a strong weekend with a second-place finish just 2.1 seconds behind No. 19 Cornell. OU crossed the line in 7:11.8, ahead of No. 14 Clemson by 2.1 seconds.